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John Smith Style

There are very few completely original houses built by John Smith. Here is an example of one of the best preserved showing many original features (6 Westbourne Grove):

Hipped clay tile roof
Exposed rafter ends
Two gables over bays
Painted roughcast 1st floor
Clay brick ground floor
Cast iron gutters and downpipes
Decorative timber mouldings
Casement windows with decorative lead and stained glass
Open porch or verandah with checquered quarry tiles
Well patinated brass door furniture and bull-nose doorstep.
“Bucket handle” lime mortar pointing
Mature Garden
Front Boundary wall with indented panels, dentil brick features and chamferred coping